Function
Effect/Setting method
Digital cinema color
Recording motion pictures with more vivid colors, using x.v.Color™ technology.
Select the menu. (l 29)
[ADVANCED] # [Digital Cinema Color] # [ON]
≥For more realistic colors, use an HDMI mini cable with a TV that supports the x.v.Color™.
24p digital cinema:
≥[Digital Cinema Color] is turned [ON] and is not changeable.
≥Motion pictures recorded while this setting is turned to [ON] may not be played back properly with a player that does not support 24p.
Microphone setup:
≥If [MIC SETUP] is set to [FOCUS MIC] or [ZOOM MIC] when zooming in
[MIC SETUP] to [SURROUND].
HD hi-speed burst shooting:
≥If this is turned to [ON], motion pictures cannot be recorded. The following functions are also disabled.
jPressing the 
button halfway jDigital zoom
jMagicPix
jAdjusting shutter speed and iris/gain
≥If you turn off the power or set the mode dial to
, this function is canceled.
≥The maximum number of times you can record on an SD card is 30.
≥If a sharper focus cannot be achieved, adjust the focus manually. (l 70)
≥Noise increases in dark locations. Color balance and brightness on the screen may change with some light sources such as fluorescent lamps.
≥Image quality is different from ordinary still picture recording. To record more vivid still
pictures, turn off this function before recording. (l 46)
Built-in flash:
≥Do not block the flash with your hand or by other means.
≥Set the flash to [OFF] where using a flash is prohibited.
≥Do not use the flash with the ND filter (optional) attached.
≥The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to [OFF] by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it
determines that the flash is necessary, the [ 
]
indication lights up in red when the 
button is pressed halfway.)
≥If the [ß] indication etc. flashes or is not
displayed when the 
button is pressed halfway, the flash is not activated.
≥The available range of the flash is approx. 1 m to 2.5 m (3.3 feet to 8.2 feet) in dark places. Pictures will appear dark or reddish when they are recorded by using the flash at distances greater than 2.5 m (8.2 feet).
≥Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to 1/500 or slower.
≥The picture may appear dark if the flash is lit in front of a white background.
≥A conversion lens (optional) can block the flash and may cause a vignetting effect.
≥If the flash is activated a large number of times, it may take longer to charge it.
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